Roxburgh Park Primary School

Roxburgh Park is a working-class to middle-income suburb with a young, family-oriented demographic. According to the 2021 Census, the median weekly household income was $1,629, and the median age was 31, significantly lower than the national median of 38 citation:2021 Roxburgh Park, Census All persons QuickStats. The area has a high proportion of families, with 5,858 families recorded and an average of 2.3 children per family citation:2021 Roxburgh Park, Census All persons QuickStats.

The dominant overseas country of birth is Iraq. Based on the 2016 Census, 17.1% of residents were born in Iraq, followed by Turkey (5.4%) citation:2016 Roxburgh Park, Census All persons QuickStats. The percentage of Australian-born residents is not prominently stated in the 2021 sources, but the 2016 data indicates a highly multicultural population, with only 11.5% having both parents born in Australia citation:2016 Roxburgh Park, Census All persons QuickStats.

Outside School Hours Care (OSHC) is provided at Roxburgh Park Primary School by Kelly Club OSHC. Before-school care runs from 7:00 am to 8:45 am, and after-school care runs from 3:10 pm to 6:00 pm, Monday to Friday citation:Before and After School Care - Roxburgh Park Primary School. The service also offers pupil-free day care from 7:00 am to 6:00 pm, and fees are eligible for Child Care Subsidy (CCS) of up to 90% citation:Before and After School Care - Roxburgh Park Primary School.

Roxburgh Park Primary School offers a range of extracurricular activities, including interschool sports such as Soccer and district Athletics, where the school placed 3rd at interschool soccer and won multiple awards at district athletics citation:Tutoring Program Term 2 - Roxburgh Park Primary School. The school also runs a Homework Club citation:Canteen - Roxburgh Park Primary School, and the Community Hub provides programs like "Computer for Beginners" for parents and community members citation:Community Hub - Roxburgh Park Primary School.

Roxburgh Park has a multicultural, family-friendly vibe with convenient shopping at Roxburgh Village shopping centre. For specialty groceries, Philmart Asian Groceries offers Asian products citation:Philmart Asian Groceries - Roxburgh Village, and Reliable Groceries is a dedicated Indian grocery store citation:Reliable Groceries - Roxburgh Village. Major supermarkets including Coles, Aldi, and FoodWorks are also located in the suburb citation:FoodWorks Roxburgh Park.

Family-friendly takeaway options in Roxburgh Park include Family Style Pizza, offering pizza and pasta citation:Family Style Pizza | Pizza Takeaway in Roxburgh Park, and Again At Siam Thai Restaurant, which serves Thai cuisine citation:Order Thai Food in Roxburgh Park. Other nearby casual dining can be found through Deganis (likely a local pizza/chicken shop) as noted in traveler reviews citation:THE 10 BEST Restaurants in Roxburgh Park (Updated July 2026).

New Era Education, located just 10 minutes away in Mickleham, offers tutoring programs with VIT-registered teachers and has a 5-star rating from over 20 Google reviews citation:Best Tutoring Near Roxburgh Park VIC 3064 | English & Maths | New Era Education. Cluey Learning also provides online tutoring for primary and high school students in Roxburgh Park, with tutors who are qualified teachers or high ATAR achievers citation:Tutoring Roxburgh Park / Top Private Primary & High School Tutors.

Roxburgh Park is served by the Craigieburn train line, with Roxburgh Park Station providing direct services to Flinders Street. The typical train travel time to Melbourne CBD (Flinders Street Station) is approximately 41–42 minutes citation:Train Roxburgh Park Station to Flinders Street Station from $2 | Tickets & Timetables | Rome2rio. Trains run every 20 minutes during peak times citation:Train Roxburgh Park Station to Flinders Street Station from $2 | Tickets & Timetables | Rome2rio.